Manufacturing

for healthcare reform (7%).
Buyers in the manufacturing and finance/insurance industries, as well as those purchasing industrial and engineering skills were most likely to say that controlling CW costs

of engineering/design skills and those purchasing in the finance/insurance, manufacturing and pharma/biotech/medical equipment industries and buyers with at least 100,000 employees. No buyers of engineering

, administrative and support services, and transportation and equipment manufacturing.
The five worst-performing industries in terms of sustained declines in jobs were: Local government education services

,000 in the manufacturing and automotive sectors—leading users of engineering staffing--over the past four months, a positive trend for engineering staffing usage.
Similarly, Pulse survey participants reported an uptick ...
Pulse survey reports uptick in January and February
Hiring up in manufacturing and automotive sectors
Labor&nbsp;shortage indicated&nbsp;for several engineering occupations

.&nbsp;&nbsp; Total temporary staffing grew 14% and the place and search segment grew 17% in 2011.&nbsp;&nbsp; Commercial staffing expanded by an impressive 14% aided by growth in the U.S. manufacturing sector

in the pharma/biotech industry and manufacturing industries and among buyers primarily purchasing engineering skills.
CW managers in procurement tended to give VMS and MSP higher net promoter scores than did

those two years.
Consistency of profitability varied markedly by primary industry served and primary segment offered. Those serving the manufacturing industry reported the highest average number ...
72% of firms both growing and profitable for at least two years
Manufacturing and industrial firms report longest profitability
Consistency of profitability highest in $50 - 100M range

, manufacturing, and tech/telecom — show a trend of modest employment gains, having created 14,000 new jobs in December and January combined.
Unemployment rates declined for the top two largest occupations

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